Remember, there is no school this Monday. We are also going on a field trip on Thursday, January 23rd. We are seeing The Mitten, which will be performed at Stages Theater in Hopkins. The only thing you need to do is make sure your child is at school on time. We will be back for lunch. It will be lot of fun!
Here's what we're covering this week in reading and math
Reading: Lesson 14
- Phonemic Awareness: review beginning sounds in words
- Word Building: -ig and -in words
- High-Frequency Words: where, do
- Recognize important details in stories
- Robust Vocabulary: arrives, creeps, nestle, slumbering, delight, blustery
- Writing: work on writing interview questions together and independently
- Read Winter Lullaby By Barbara Seuling and Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
- Centers on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
Reading Homework
- Lesson 13 Reading Homework (Due back January 24.)
- Lesson 14 Reading Homework (will come home on January 24, due back on January 31)
Guided Readers (I will be reading these with students in groups of 4-5 throughout the week)
- Lesson 14 Red (focuses on basic -it, -ig, and -in words--no sentences)
- Lesson 14 Blue (includes short sentences that focus on our new sight words, where and do)
- Lesson 14 Green (includes more complex sentences)
- Unit 3:
- 3.20: More Graph Drawings: Match and Compare
- Objectives: describe relative position using ordinal numbers; establish links between math and the real world; tell and solve addition and subtraction stories; use the words more and fewer to compare quantities
- Vocabulary: first, second, third, fourth, fifth, more, fewer
- 3.21: More Teen Numbers with Classroom Objects
- Objectives: group the ten inside teen numbers; match partners and totals for teen numbers; use the words more and fewer to compare quantities
- Vocabulary: more, less, fewer
- 3.22: More Attribute Card Activities
- Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal to signs
- Vocabulary: sort, equal to sign, is not equal to sign
- Math Challenge (Optional)
Let me know if you have any questions
